Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]not breaking the rules, not a kid shot... she's not a kid as she will be the first to tell you. Steve On Oct 3, 2005, at 4:12 AM, <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: > Many thanks to all! I'm sincerely flattered. It was breaking the rules > by being a kid shot. > > The contrast was too much. This is the first time I've run Xtol > against HP5+ in years and I remember, from way back, that the times > recommended by Ilford and Kodak are way too long for my habits (about > two minutes too long). That botched up the contrast. In addition to > that, I was a little afraid to go with 1:3 so I went with 1:1. I'll > stick to 1:2 or 1:3 in the future (or D76, which handles contast with > this film a little easier, for me). But 1:3 Xtol should do the trick. > > I'll never be able to use Acros or a slower film. It might work for > one shot, but I'd miss a lot more than I'd save. I have 400 films and > their exposures more or less at my finger tops. Acros is tempting > though. I've heard so many nice things about it. It's just that we're > headed back towards a Neopan 1600 kind of season (days are getting > shorter). > > But for me, the most important thing was the situation. Most of us are > middle-aged. Some of you have seen your children go through this, > becoming adults, others still have it in front of them. The best age > for a child is the age they are at. Continual reminders that there are > so many other things less important than them. > > Best, > Daniel > > > > On 10/2/05, dlridings@gmail.com <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Warning. It breaks the rules. I have not been taking any Pulitzer >> prize shots recently. Things have been quiet. >> >> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2005/39.html >> >> It is nice when your children are old enough that you can make a date >> to have a cup of coffee and eat muffins (that she can't afford >> otherwise, on her own) in the middle of the day. Rebecca chose a >> school in Gothenburg. When it comes to "high school" (gymnasium) you >> have to apply to schools. You almost always get in, but the better >> ones are tougher. She went for one of the better ones in the city. >> She >> got in by the skin of her teeth, but she got in. >> >> Anyway, now we can meet up when I'm working in the city. It's nice. >> >> Daniel >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >